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If you need to travel to Europe but the Foreign Office (FCDO) advises against ‘all but essential travel’ to your destination because of COVID-19, we can help.
Our European FCDO Travel Advice Extension add-on allows you to travel with cover, even when travelling against FCDO advice. So, you can visit Europe, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey and Egypt with valid travel insurance.
All new policies (from 29 April 2021) with our European FCDO Travel Advice Extension add-on can cover you for:
74% of our customers paid less than £5 for this add-on, which offered extra peace of mind when travelling to Europe.*
It’s important to keep up-to-date with travel advice before booking your trip and taking out holiday insurance.
Before you travel, you’ll need to check:
Important: FCDO travel advice and the traffic light system’s red, amber and green list are two separate pieces of advice. Find out more here.
From 19 July 2021, fully vaccinated travellers are not required to self-isolate when returning from amber list countries.
Find out what our coronavirus cover includes with a new travel insurance policy.
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You can make changes to your policy, online and in your own time with My Staysure.
We know you don’t always want to wait in call queues. So if you need to make changes, like updating traveller details or renewing a policy that isn’t changing, visit your My Staysure account.
You can also find some handy travel tips on our lifestyle page, including our guide to travelling after the coronavirus lockdown.
| Basic | Comprehensive |
|---|---|
| Medical emergencies and repatriation | |
| Up to £5 million | Unlimited |
| Cancellation | |
| Up to £500 | Up to £5,000 |
| Cutting your holiday short | |
| Up to £500 | Up to £5,000 |
| Baggage claims | |
| Up to £300 | Up to £2,500 |
| Cash lost or stolen | |
| Up to £250 | Up to £500 |
| Personal liability | |
| - | Up to £2 million |
| Legal protection cover | |
| - | Up to £25,000 |
| End Supplier Failure | |
| - | £3,000 |
| Excess | |
| £85-£100 | £65 |
Tailor your policy to suit your needs. Not all holidays are created equal, so whether you’re hopping over to Paris for a weekend, or planning an epic worldwide tour, you’ll want to tailor your policy to cover you properly.
Before you take out a policy with us, it’s worth thinking about the areas where you might need to upgrade your level of cover.
| Basic | Comprehensive | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical emergencies and repatriation | Up to £5 million | Unlimited |
| Cancellation | Up to £500 | Up to £5,000 |
| Cutting your holiday short | Up to £500 | Up to £5,000 |
| Baggage claims | Up to £300 | Up to £2,500 |
| Cash lost or stolen | Up to £250 | Up to £500 |
| Personal liability | - | Up to £2 million |
| Legal protection cover | - | Up to £25,000 |
| End Supplier Failure | - | £3,000 |
| Excess | £85-£100 | £65 |
Tailor your policy to suit your needs. Not all holidays are created equal, so whether you’re hopping over to Paris for a weekend, or planning an epic worldwide tour, you’ll want to tailor your policy to cover you properly.
Before you take out a policy with us, it’s worth thinking about the areas where you might need to upgrade your level of cover.
You won’t be covered to cancel your trip if Foreign Office advice changes and you decide not to travel.
But if you need to cancel your holiday because of something unexpected, you can still be covered up to your cancellation limits. So, if you have a medical emergency before you go that means you can’t travel, you can be covered to cancel your trip.
All new policies (from 29 April 2021) with our European FCDO Travel Advice Extension add-on can cover you for:
- Emergency medical expenses if you test positive and fall ill with COVID-19 on holiday (only if you’ve had the recommended COVID-19 vaccinations)
- Up to £1,000 for additional accommodation and travel expenses if the FCDO advise travellers to return to the UK when abroad
You won’t be covered for anything caused by or related to COVID-19 while you’re away if you bought your policy before 29 April 2021.
The European FCDO Travel Advice Extension can cover destinations in Europe, as well as Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey and Egypt.
You can declare your medical conditions through our online medical screening process, which is a straightforward set of questions for us to understand how your medical condition affects you. Or, if you prefer, you can complete the medical screening over the phone.
It’s important that all pre-existing conditions are declared on your medical travel insurance.
This will avoid large medical bills if you need treatment in another country. Failure to disclose any pre-existing medical conditions may affect the validity of your policy should you need to claim.
FCDO (previously the FCO) advice will determine if your travel insurance policy covers you for travel, not the travel traffic light system.
If FCDO advice says it’s safe to travel to your destination, you will be covered with a new policy, even if the destination is on the amber list.
If advice is against ‘all but essential travel’ and you need to make essential travel, choose our European FCDO Travel Advice Extension add-on to travel with valid cover.
Whenever you need us, our 24/7 claims team is here for you.
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of claims paid in 5 working days^* 73.5% of European FCDO Travel Advice Extension add-ons for trips to France or Spain sold between 1st March 2021 and 31 May 2021 cost less than £5 excluding insurance premium tax
** Winner of the British Travel Awards 2016-2020
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